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Spreading Festive Cheer

Our pupils have been spreading festive cheer in the local community by singing Christmas carols. They serenaded staff at the company Saipem in Kingston, alongside students from Orchard Hill College. Saipem are keen supporters of OHC&AT and kindly fundraise for …
16th December 2021

Christmas Card Success

Well done to all our budding artists who have been busy creating Christmas Card designs. There have been some wonderfully creative pictures and it is not just us that think our pupils are a talented bunch because six of our …
16th December 2021

Visiting Van Gogh!

Saturn Class had a fantastic trip recently was to the National Gallery in London. They made their packed lunches and journeyed all the way to Trafalgar Square on public transport! The students followed a map to help them find Van …
6th December 2021

Erin takes Gold at the British Weightlifting Open 2021 Competition

We were very excited to hear that our very own Erin Barton, won a Gold Medal in the Women’s 71kg category at the British Weightlifting Open 2021 competition at Bangor University this weekend.   Erin works as an Emotional Regulation …
16th November 2021

Gecko Class Mum – Head Shaved in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support

We wanted to share with you the picture of Jade, a Gecko Class mum, who last week, on 12th November, shaved her head to raise funds for Macmillan Cancer Support and on her birthday too! What an amazing thing to …
15th November 2021

Dysart School Celebrates Remembrance Day

Students across the school celebrated Remembrance Day yesterday with a variety of activities including decorating poppy’s and baking cupcakes which were handed out around the school. Pupils in Apollo 2 were particularly proud of this lovely Poppy display for the …
12th November 2021

Meeting with Jackie Van West – Director of Safeguarding and Well-being for OHCAT

Last Monday, Dysart’s two Safeguarding Ambassadors met with Jackie Van West. Alex and Safwaan showed Jackie around the school and talked about the school and their roles. Their first visit was to Coral class where they talked with the pupils …
8th November 2021

Raising Money for Macmillan Cancer Support

One of our amazing parents is planning to shave her head to raise money for Macmillan Cancer Support to say thank you for everything they done to support to a friend who has recently lost her hair due to treatment …
26th October 2021

Dysart New Family Support Team

Dysart are delighted to introduce you to our new Family Support team, Kara Walters and Christine Powell.  I am sure many of you will have already spoken to either one of them since we returned after the Summer break in …
26th October 2021

Apollo leads the way

The success of Apollo 1 & 2 has been recognised and shared by the National Association for Special Education Needs in their monthly magazine. The special school-led satellite model of education providing pathways for children with SEND, is being pioneered …
14th October 2021

Dysart supports Food Bank during Harvest Festival

During the Harvest Festival celebrations, Saturn Class students ran a charity campaign to collect food for the Kingston Food Bank. They started by contacting the local Food Bank to make a list of items that they might need and then …
12th October 2021

Celebrating Apollo 2

Pupils at the recently opened Apollo 2 site were excited to show their families around their new classrooms and playground as they celebrated the grand opening of their new school building. The children enjoyed music, dancing, balloons and party food, …
30th September 2021